Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

8 E. Act in Japanese 1. Stop a stranger and: a) ask if there is an ATM in this area; b) ask for directions to the University Hospital. 2. Ask a co-worker who the man sitting behind Ms. Hayashi is. 3. Suggest that your group hold a meeting in the coffee shop downstairs. 4. You just saw a vending machine for food like ramen, udon, etc. Point it out to Ms. Honda and share your amazement. 5. At a movie theater, you’ve been asked if you want to sit elsewhere. You’d like to sit: a) further in the back, b) more to the left, c) upstairs. 会話 Dialogue 3 In an office building Michael: Toire wa docchi desu ka. Where is the rest room? トイレは、どっちですか。 Honda: Ik-kai no uketsuke de kikimashou. Let’s ask at the reception on the first floor. 一階 いっかい の受付 うけつけ で聞 き きましょう。 At the receptionist desk Michael: Sumimasen. Excuse me. Anou, toire wa dochira deshou ka. Ummm, where is the rest room? すみません。あのう、トイレはどちらでしょうか。 Reception: Toire desu ka. The rest room? Achira ni kaidan ga gozaimasu ne. Over there is a stairway, right? Ano kaidan no mou sukoshi saki ni gozaimasu . It’s a little past that stairway. トイレですか。あちらに、階段 かいだん がございますね。 あの階段 かいだん のもう少 すこ し先 さき にございます。 Michael: Sumimasen. Sorry. Mou ichi-do yukkuri onegai-shimasu. Once more, slowly please. すみません。もう一度 い ち ど 、ゆっくりお願 ねが いします。 Vocabulary toire トイレ rest room ~ kai 〜かい 階 floor (of a building) ik-kai いっかい first floor uketsuke うけつけ 受付 receptionist desk deshou でしょう probably, tentative form desu kaidan かいだん 階段 stairway, stairs